Amc pacer history

American Motors Corporation

American Motors Corporation was an American manufacturing company founded by combining both the Nash Kelvinator Corporation and the Hudson Motor Car Company back in the mid-1950s. The Nash Kelvinator resulted from a merger between Nash Motors and the Kelvinator Appliance Company. Simultaneously, the Hudson Motor Car Company made Hudson and other brands of automobiles in Detroit, Michigan.

The Inception of American Motors Corp.

The similar competitors to the AMC were the automakers who comprised the Big Three – Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler. The main production line from AMC focused on small cars, including the Hornet, Gremlin, AMC Pacer, intermediate cars like the Ambassador and the Rebel, and larger muscle cars including the Marlin and AMX.

The creation of American Motors began in early 1954, when Nash Kelvinator began the acquisition of the Hudson Car Company, with the merger hopefully creating a rival to the Big Three, with the 1953-1954 Ford and GM Price war having an extremely negative effect on independent and smaller automakers across the world.

During the 1950s, the first product development and consolidation began. The American Motors combined the Nash and Hudson product lines in 1955, with the production churning out the fast-selling Rambler model in 1955 and 1956.

The Pacer was created many decades later, with the AMC Pacer being an innovative all-new model that was first introduced in early 1975 and marketed as the first wide small car, being a subcompact that could also provide the comfort of a full-size car.

AMC Pacer Design

The stylist who created the AMC Pacer, Dick Teague, first began working on this innovative creation back in 1971, thinking there might be an increased demand from the public for smaller cars that could provide ample comfort. This new car was created to offer a bigger car’s interior room, but provided in a smaller and more aerodynamic package.

The shape was rounded with a huge glass area for plenty of visibility, providing a unique, functional, and unusual look for its period. Both Car and Driver magazine and Road & Track magazine described this car as bold, functional, fresh, reasonable, and compact.

Development

Development was under Gerald C Meyer, the former chairman and CEO of the American Motors Corporation. His goal was to create a unique car, providing hate for everything they did that was individualistic, different from the competition, and possibly even controversial in the world. He wanted the AMC Pacer to be distinctive from the other cars on the market.

AMC Pacer 1975 232 89 л.с.

Технические характеристики
Цена	€
Производство	1976-1977
Тип кузова
Количество мест	5
Коробка передач	4 с. —
Топливо
Максимальная скорость	— км/ч
Время разгона 0 — 100 км/ч	— сек.
Расход топлива в городе	Л/100 км
Расход топлива на шоссе	Л/100 км
Расход смешанный цикл	Л/100 км
Энергетический класс
Привод

Двигатель внутреннего сгорания
Приводной двигатель
Объем двигателя	3801 см3
Выбросы CO2	гр.
Мощность	89 л.с. / кВт
-об./мин.	3400
Крутящий момент	222 Нм
-об./мин.	1600
Турбо
Система питания
Газораспределительный механизм
Количество цилиндров	6,
Количество клапанов на цилиндр	2
Диаметр цилиндра	95.3 мм
Ход поршня	88.90 мм
Степень сжатия	8.00
Катализатор

Электродвигатель
Тип электродвигатель
Мощность	kW / л.с.
Крутящий момент	Nm
Количество двигателей
Тип аккумулятора
Емкость аккумулятора	kWh
Напряжение аккумуляторной	V
Зарядка аккумулятора

Тормозная система
Передние тормоза
Задние тормоза
АБС
EBD
Ассистент торможения

Кузовного
Длина	4318 мм
Ширина	1956 мм
Высота	1339 мм
Снаряженная масса автомобиля	1436 кг.
Максимальная нагрузка	-1436 кг.
Снаряженная масса + груз	кг.
Максимальный вес на крыше	кг.
Объем багажника минимальный	835 Л
Объем багажника максимальный	835 Л
Колесная база	2540 мм
Колея передняя	1554 мм
Колея задняя	1529 мм
Диаметр разворота	11.3 м.

Основные данные
Размер шин	6.95/- R14
Объем топливного бака	83 Л
Блокировка дифференциала
ESP
TC
об./мин. 120 км/ч

Подвеска
Тип передней подвески	,
Тип задней подвески	,
Передний стабилизатор
Задний стабилизатор

Соотношение скоростей
1-й скорости	—
2-я скорость	—
3-я скорость	—
4-я скорость	—
5-я скорость
6-я скорость
7-я скорость
8-я скорость
9-я скорость
Коэффициент передачи заднего хода	—
Бортовая передача	2.73

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AMC Pacer 1975 2 101 ксAMC Pacer 1975 2 101 ксAMC Pacer 1975 2 87 ксAMC Pacer 1975 2 89 ксAMC Pacer 1975 2 91 ксAMC Pacer 1975 2 91 ксAMC Pacer 1975 2 DL 101 ксAMC Pacer 1975 2 DL 101 ксAMC Pacer 1975 2 DL 87 ксAMC Pacer 1975 2 DL 89 ксAMC Pacer 1975 2 DL 91 ксAMC Pacer 1975 2 DL 91 ксAMC Pacer 1975 2 Overdrive 101 ксAMC Pacer 1975 2 Overdrive 91 ксAMC Pacer 1975 2 Overdrive DL 101 ксAMC Pacer 1975 2 Overdrive DL 91 ксAMC Pacer 1975 2 X 87 ксAMC Pacer 1975 2 X 89 ксAMC Pacer 1975 232 89 ксAMC Pacer 1975 232 89 ксAMC Pacer 1975 232 DL 89 ксAMC Pacer 1975 232 DL 89 ксAMC Pacer 1975 232 Overdrive Rally X 91 ксAMC Pacer 1975 232 Overdrive X 101 ксAMC Pacer 1975 232 Rally X 91 ксAMC Pacer 1975 232 Rally X 91 ксAMC Pacer 1975 232 X 101 ксAMC Pacer 1975 232 X 101 ксAMC Pacer 1975 232 X 89 ксAMC Pacer 1975 232 X 89 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258 112 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258 116 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258 116 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258 DL 116 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258 DL 116 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258 DL 97 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258 DL 97 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258 Overdrive 97 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258 Overdrive Rally X 97 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258 Rally X 97 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258 Rally X 97 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258 X 112 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258 X 112 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258 X 116 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258 X 116 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258-2B 122 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258-2B Overdrive Rally X 122 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258-2B Overdrive X 112 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258-2B Rally X 122 ксAMC Pacer 1975 258-2B Rally X 122 ксAMC Pacer 1975 8 110 ксAMC Pacer 1975 8 112 ксAMC Pacer 1975 8 97 ксAMC Pacer 1975 8 97 ксAMC Pacer 1975 8 DL 110 ксAMC Pacer 1975 8 DL 116 ксAMC Pacer 1975 8 X 110 ксAMC Pacer 1975 8 X 116 ксAMC Pacer 1975 8-2B 112 ксAMC Pacer 1975 8-2B 122 ксAMC Pacer 1975 8-2B DL 112 ксAMC Pacer 1975 8-2B DL 112 ксAMC Pacer 1975 8-2B DL 122 ксAMC Pacer 1975 8-2B DL 122 ксAMC Pacer 1975 8-2B Overdrive 112 ксAMC Pacer 1975 8-2B Overdrive 122 ксAMC Pacer 1975 8-2B Overdrive DL 112 ксAMC Pacer 1975 8-2B Overdrive DL 122 кс

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AMC Pacer Reviews

According to the critics, there have been varying accounts of the reliability, performance, and user views of the AMC Pacer over the years. Back in 1975 in an issue of Car and Driver, the author noted that the AMC Pacer was the “first real urban transporter” and had “high priority on comfortable and effective travel.”

In the same year, Road and Track road tested the AMC Pacer, with the magazine not sign the outward appearance was “bold, clean and unique”, but the engine and transmission of the performance were lackluster and unsafe, causing “the AMC Pacer to screech, skid, and demand expert attention at the wheel.”

In Popular Mechanics, the author wrote that the ride was smoother than most short-wheelbase cars, the rack and pinion steering gave a more precise steering feel, the cornering was predictable and safe, the turning radius allowed for ease while parking in tight corners, and the steering wheel was big and easy to use. In addition, he noted the “very modern styling, ample power, and generous interior” of the AMC Pacer.

Consumer Reports described the Pacer as doing as well in terms of performance as competitors like the Dodge Dart, Plymouth Valiant, and Chevrolet Nova, with the AMC Pacer scoring better than “domestic subcompacts like the Ford Pinto, the Chevrolet Vega, and AMC’s own Gremlin.”

Top AMC Pacer Facts

The Pacer was first launched and broadcasted to the American public in early 1975. With a cutting-edge design and construction for the period, the square cars were wider than they were tall. The wide design, which was 2 feet wider than the car, also had a 3-piece rear window appearance that resembled something out of the future.
The car had 70% more glass than the average car of the time.
Motor Trend loved the car at the time of production, citing that the AMC Pacer was the “most creative and most people-oriented auto.”
AMC chairman Roy Chapin Jr. launched the AMC Pacer in January of 1975.
The car was an immediate hit, selling 145,000 units in just the first year of production.
The AMC Pacer featured a small turning circle due to the rack and pinion steering made for agile handling.

литература

Джон А. Ганнелл: Стандартный каталог американских двигателей, 1902–1987 ; Публикации Краузе Иола В.И., 1-е издание, 1993 г .; ISBN 0-87341-232-X .
Чарльз К. Хайд: Известные независимые автопроизводители: Nash, Hudson и American Motors. Издательство государственного университета Уэйна, Детройт, серия книг о Великих озерах, 2009; ISBN 978-0-8143-3446-1 .
Ларри Г. Митчелл: иллюстрированное руководство покупателя AMC , Motorbooks International (1994); ISBN 0-87938-891-9 .
Джон А. Ганнелл (ред.): Стандартный каталог американских автомобилей 1946-1975. 4-е исправленное издание. Публикации Краузе, Иола Висконсин, 2002; ISBN 0-87349-461-X .
Ричард М. Лэнгворт (ред.): Энциклопедия американских автомобилей с 1930 года ; Потребительский справочник, Publications International, 1993; ISBN 0-7853-0175-5 .
Тэд Бернесс: Путеводитель по американскому автоинспектору, 1966-80 ; Motorbooks International, ISBN 0-87938-102-7 .

Unique Qualities

The American Motors Corporation considered several futuristic qualities. Still, the automaker did not have the right amount of resources or monetary value to build the components from scratch. However, they used outside suppliers to create the parts and create the AMC Pacer.

With a small car shape but positioned uniquely, the AMC Pacer was as wide as a full-size American car while mating the small interior and length. American Motors created the AMC Pacer to have the wheels pushed to the cornea, and the A-pillars moved forward. The A-pillars are the vertical supports of the car’s window area that support the vehicle.

Windshield Design

In addition, the windshield design was placed over the engine. With all of these distinctive and unique features, the AMC Pacer was considered the “first wide small car.” The width was also broadcasted by the marketing strategy and the advertising done by the American Motors Corporation. Although American drivers had become used to larger vehicles, American Motors played up the fact that the AMC Pacer provided ample comfort for a small car.

Another unique feature of the AMC Pacer was the passenger door was longer than the drive’s, making the passenger loading easier and making driving a bit safer for countries that use the curbside and drive on the right side of the road.

Engine & Suspension

Along with the unique passenger door, another approach was unique to the AMC Pacer, including the front suspension and engine mounting. The AMC Pacer was the first car in the United States to use the engine and the suspension system noises completely separate from the passenger compartment, creating a relaxing and comfortable ride. Heavy rubber bushings accompanied the entire suspension.

Safety Measures

In the mid-1970s, the government also required extra safety measures for vehicles that began with the 1980 model year. These safety measures included a front end crash testing at 50 miles per hour, 25 miles per hour side crash testing, and 30 miles per hour rollover testing. In addition, the car needed to install bumpers that could resist a 5 mile per hour impact at the front and 10 miles per hour impact at the rear.

Furthermore, the AMC Pacer featured energy-absorbing bumper mounts and the pillar bases behind the doors for extra support. The AMC Pacer was designed to meet the safety specifications of the time.

история

10 ноября 1970 года General Motors приобрела лицензию на производство роторных двигателей , которые должны были быть поставлены AMC, среди прочего, для разработки нового компактного автомобиля с выдвинутой вперед кабиной . В начале 1971 года главный конструктор AMC Ричард Тиг начал с первых эскизов просторного небольшого автомобиля. Эксперименты проводились с различными вариантами компоновки двигателя и сиденья, например. B. со средним двигателем , скамейкой против направления движения или асимметричным расположением двигателя

Кроме того, было уделено внимание реализации концепции переднего привода, которая все чаще используется в Европе, а также для американского рынка.

Решение в пользу переднего роторного двигателя с задним приводом было принято относительно поздно, так что базовая конструкция была основана на роторном двигателе с передним приводом. Видимо, для экономии стоит использовать стандартные коробки передач моделей AMC и задние оси AMC Matador . Это решение, однако, значительно ограничило вместимость багажника и ограничило задний ряд сидений двумя сиденьями из-за карданного туннеля.

Хотя AMC приобрела собственную лицензию на двигатель Ванкеля в феврале 1973 года, в конечном итоге использовались обычные двигатели. Квадрат должен был использоваться собственными силами путем переделки рядов моторного отсека — шестицилиндровый двигатель — обеспечивался двигателем, приводящим в движение задний мост. В середине 1970-х годов в Сенат США был внесен новый законопроект, ужесточавший правила безопасности для моделей легковых автомобилей с 1980 года. Разработчики Pacer создали самый безопасный для своего времени компактный автомобиль в США с лобовым стеклом из многослойного стекла , особо жестким кузовом с устойчивой центральной стойкой и дверями с защитой от бокового удара . Пассажирская дверь была на 10 см (почти 4 дюйма ) длиннее, чем дверь водителя, чтобы облегчить посадку на заднее сиденье . Благодаря большим стеклянным поверхностям четкость Pacer была выше среднего. Также планировалось установить массивную поперечную дугу, но в этом больше не было необходимости из-за в значительной степени ослабленных законов в этой форме. Тем не менее, конструкция задней части позволила уменьшить длину автомобиля и вес.

Затраты на разработку Pacer составили 60 миллионов долларов США .

Still, What’s So Special About The AMC Pacer?

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Let’s start from the beginning. The automobile was an absolute success, with 145,000 units sold in its first year. Almost 120,000 Pacers were sold in the second year, but flaws were starting to surface. During the third year, Pacer sales fell to roughly 20,000 and then under 8,000 in the fourth year. As we mentioned before, to compensate for the lack of performance, the automobile received a bigger, even more, inefficient straight-six and also a V8, but in 1979, as a consequence of the Iranian revolution, the Pacer was effectively facing a losing battle. Sales continued through early 1980 after production halted in December 1979. AMC fought on for another eight years under various management partnerships with Renault until being acquired by Lee Iaccoca’s Chrysler.

Nonetheless, there is a lot to commend about the vehicle. In the 1990s, the Pacer was resurrected when it appeared in Mike Myer’s Wayne’s World as Wayne and Garth’s light blue «Mirthmobile,» featuring in the iconic «Bohemian Rhapsody» scene. A Pacer was also employed by Eminem in the video for «The Real Slim Shady» in order to make donuts in a parking lot. «Driver, San Francisco,» a 2011 video game, likewise pays tribute to the Pacer.

Whatever your opinion of the Pacer, it was an attempt to build something new. Originally selling for $3,299, the Pacer’s price has now increased. Perhaps the implementation of the concept was a little sloppy? For better or for worse, the Pacer found itself in the midst of a fierce debate about its position in American automotive culture.

American Motors Corporation – Who Made the AMC Pacer

American Motors Corporation was an American manufacturing company founded by the combination of both the Nash Kelvinator Corporation and the Hudson Motor Car Company back in the mid 1950s. The Nash Kelvinator was the result of a merger between the Nash Motors and the Kelvinator Appliance Company, while the Hudson Motor Car Company made Hudson and other brands of automobiles in Detroit Michigan.

The similar competitors to the AMC were the automakers who comprised the BIg Three – Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler. The main production line form AMC focused on small cars, including the Hornet, Gremlin, AMC Pacer, intermediate cars like the Ambassador and the Rebel, and larger muscle cars including the Marlin and AMX.

During the 1950s, the first product development and consolidation bega. The American Motors combined the Nash and Hudson product lines in 1955, with the production churning out the fast-selling Rambler model in 1955 and 1956.

ONWARD AND DOWNWARD

For 1976, AMC addressed at least one of the Pacer’s problems by adding a new version of the 258 cu. in. (4,235 cc) six, this one using a two-barrel carburetor and offering 120 hp (90 kW) and 200 lb-ft (270 N-m) of torque. The more powerful engine did nothing for fuel economy, but cut about 2 seconds from the Pacer’s 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) times and in a lightly optioned car could almost qualify as sprightly.

Nonetheless, by then, the bloom was off the rose so far as the critics were concerned. This is a customary phenomenon among the automotive press — the further reviewers get from perfectly tuned preview cars on a smooth test track (and the memory of the associated wining and dining), the more sharply a model’s foibles come into focus. In this case, however, there were quite a few flaws to note. Once you got used to the Pacer’s outside-the-box conception and quirky appearance, you were left with a small but rather portly car that was neither particularly cheap nor very economical and wasn’t much fun to drive, particularly on a hot summer day without air conditioning or front vent windows.

The public’s enthusiasm seemed to be cooling at a similar rate, but AMC had one more trick up its sleeve: a new wagon body style (an estate, for our British readers), added for 1977. The wagon was 3.5 inches (89 mm) longer than the standard Pacer and had a reshaped roof and tail. It was only a little heavier than the three-door sedan, so performance was similar, but the wagon had a more useful cargo area and more conventional proportions. Buyers evidently found the wagon more palatable than the sedan, if only for its looks; wagons accounted for about 65% of Pacer sales in 1977 and 1978.

Compared to the standard hatchback sedan, the AMC Pacer wagon looks fractionally more normal and was certainly more practical. AMC sold almost 38,000 Pacer wagons in 1977 compared to about 20,000 sedans. Woodgrain trim was included with the D/L package. (author photo)

The Pacer got a facelift for 1978, featuring a genuinely hideous eggcrate grille. The sporty Pacer X package was dropped, the D/L trim package became standard, and the six-cylinder engines were supplemented by an optional V8. This was AMC’s familiar 304 cu. in. (4,977 cc) engine, with 130 net horsepower (97 kW) in 1978 and 125 hp (93 kW) for 1979. The V8 gave peppier performance than did the sixes, but added even more weight, the last thing the Pacer needed, and dragged fuel economy down even further. Unsurprisingly, V8s accounted for only about 10% of Pacer sales. (This was not the first time a V8 had been seen under Pacer hoods: Carl Green Enterprises built a number of V8 Pacer X models throughout the model run, usually using the 401 cu. in. (6,573 cc) AMC V8 also found in the Javelin and Matador. Like the V8 Gremlin, these V8 Pacers were real sleepers.)

Despite the wagon and the V8, Pacer sales dropped sharply after 1976 and never recovered. By 1979, it was down to around 10,000 units, more than 70% of which were wagons. Only 1,746 Pacers were sold in the final 1980 run, with production ending in December 1979. AMC had had tentative plans for a 1981 Pacer, but considering its precipitous sales decline in its final years, there didn’t seem much point. Total U.S. production was 280,858; AMC also sold an unknown number of Pacers in Mexico through Vehículos Automotores Mexicanos between 1976 to 1979, some of them with a 282 cu. in. (4,621 cc) version of the six, rated at 174 hp (130 kW).

A 1978 AMC Pacer D/L wagon shows off its revised nose and unfortunate-looking eggcrate grille. Sales for the facelifted model were dismal, totaling only 33,192 in three model years. (Photo: “1978 AMC Pacer DL station wagon beige with woodgrain MD-rf” 2011 CZmarlin — Christopher Ziemnowicz; released into the public domain by the photographer, resized 2011 by Aaron Severson)

Show Cars

Pacer Stinger – for the 1976 auto show circuit, the AMC Pacer developed a different type of car that is caused the Pacer Stinger, featuring a matte black painted blower body panel, over the roof matte black stripes, oversize radial tires, aluminum racing road wheels, a side mounted exhaust, NACA duct on the hood, and a front spoiler and wheel well fender extensions.

AM Van – the 1977 AM Van was a specific type of AMC Pacer that was based on an existing platform, but had proposed features of four wheel drive, turbo decal on the double side opening rear doors, and was used primarily as a concept car during the auto show circuit tour.

Crown Pacer – American Motors evaluated the AMC Pacer as the personal luxury model with the Crown Pacer concept first designed in 1978, finished with an all white interior, large inbuilt sunroof, real wire wheels, full rocker bright trim, and bumper covers with black rubber guards.

ALTERNATE FUTURES

However futuristic the AMC Pacer may have looked when it first appeared, its thunder was stolen by the arrival of the real car of the future: the Mk 1 Volkswagen Golf, known in America as the Rabbit. The Rabbit was a lightweight, monocoque hatchback with fashionably angular styling penned by Italy’s Giorgetto Giugiaro. With MacPherson strut front suspension, a transverse four-cylinder engine, and front-wheel drive, the Golf was vastly more space efficient than the Pacer, offering nearly as much useful interior room in a car 16 inches (406 mm) shorter and fully 1,200 pounds (545 kg) lighter. Despite having a much smaller engine than the Pacer, the Rabbit’s lighter weight gave it superior performance and significantly better fuel economy. The Volkswagen was also nimble and fun to drive in a way the clumsy AMC simply couldn’t be. The Pacer was quieter and rode better, but at a similar price — only about $30 cheaper than the Rabbit in 1975 — it came across as a poor second choice. AMC’s dilemma was made worse the following year with the debut of the Honda Accord, which matched the Rabbit for packaging efficiency and economy and would soon surpass it for build quality.

This 1977 AMC Pacer D/L wagon’s color, Sun Orange, is an authentic AMC color. It was the seventies; what can we say? (author photo)

If the Pacer had followed its original plan, would it have done better? If AMC had been able to buy the aborted GM Wankel, the Pacer would have been lighter, certainly, but probably no more economical. Given the GMRCE program’s many development problems, a production version of the engine would likely have been troublesome; the AMC six may have been heavy and relatively anemic, but it was at least reasonably dependable. Moreover, even with the Wankel engine and the thinner, lighter glass styling VP Dick Teague had hoped to use, the Pacer would still have been nearly 800 pounds (360 kg) heavier and far clumsier than the Rabbit or Accord.

In a sense, all car designers are futurists, since they’re working on vehicles that will not see the light of day until at least two or three years after the fact. Styling and design are a delicate balancing act: your designs must be advanced enough that they don’t quickly look dated, but not so radical as to scare away the public. Radically styled and engineered cars can sometimes succeed, but they have to work well; it’s not enough to be merely good enough. The Pacer was good enough in some areas, sadly deficient in others, and superb in none; that proved its undoing.

The same could be said of American Motors. Throughout its history, AMC had tried again and again to offer clever niche products to enable it to survive against the Big Three, but those products had also produced niche-market revenues, dooming each subsequent offering to be a little less than it promised. As Pacer production wound down, American Motors was embarking on an ill-starred relationship with the French automaker Renault, which ultimately did neither company any favors. Renault eventually sold AMC to Chrysler in 1987 at a considerable loss. Chrysler undoubtedly benefited from AMC’s engineering talent and some AMC-designed products (like the ZJ Grand Cherokee) proved to be very successful, but by the late 1990s, little remained of American Motors except the Jeep brand.

Экспортные рынки

В дополнении к рынку в Северной Америке, то Pacer было экспортировано в Мексику , через местный производитель Vehiculos Automotores Mexicanos (ES) (VAM), а также в некоторых странах Европы .

Европа

Обладая шаблоном, более подходящим для европейского рынка, Pacer мог претендовать на достойную карьеру на старом континенте. Однако из-за очень слаборазвитой дистрибьюторской сети и вялых и жадных двигателей продажи в большинстве европейских стран будут анекдотичными . Импортированные в Европу модели имели более высокую комплектацию.

Соединенное Королевство

Доступные исключительно с левым рулем, импортные модели должны были претерпеть значительные изменения, чтобы стать пригодными . В результате асимметрия боковых дверей потеряла всю свою полезность, и длинная дверь со стороны водителя оставила других пассажиров использовать узкую дверь. Британская газета The Independent отметила, что водительская дверь была такой длинной, что было практически невозможно выбраться с типично ограниченных английских парковочных мест.

Франция

Продан в Франции через импортер Jean Charles Автомобили , расположенные в XVI — м округе Парижа , то Pacer будет испытывать умеренный успех

Его шикарный образ привлечет внимание некоторых звезд, таких как Брижит Бардо и Мишель Друкер , что обеспечит Pacer значительную, но эфемерную известность.. Известность Pacer во Франции также увеличится благодаря фильму L’Aile ou la Cuisse , выпущенному в 1976 году, в котором Колюш водит Pacer X Sedan.

Известность Pacer во Франции также увеличится благодаря фильму L’Aile ou la Cuisse , выпущенному в 1976 году, в котором Колюш водит Pacer X Sedan.

Мы также можем привести фильмы Мир Уэйна и Мир Уэйна 2 выпущен в 1992 и 1993 годах , в которых герои фильмов путешествуют в Pacer: в Garthmobile.

Всего до 1980 года во Франции будет продано около 3000 экземпляров Pacer .

Мексика

Pacer был произведен в Мексике по местному автопроизводителю Vehículos Automotores Mexicanos (о) (VAM) с 1976 по 1979 году.

Единственный двигатель был использован , основан на 6-цилиндровый в линию происхождения AMC , модифицированный и построенный VAM. Это дает смещение от 4,600 см 3 и развивает максимальную мощность 174 л.с. . Будет продаваться только версия Sedan.

В 1979 году будет выпущено роскошное специальное издание Limited edition X в количестве 250 экземпляров, включая множество опций, таких как кондиционер , люк на крыше или .